Snapchat Rolls Out Black Excellence Bitmoji, Creative Tools, Lenses for Black History Month

Snapchat is marking Black History Month with a host of in-application features and tools honoring the theme of Black excellence. Snapchatters will have access to Bitmoji, creative tools and lenses highlighting the creativity of Black artists and lens creators on the platform. Black History Month content from publishing partners including NBC News, with "Stay Tuned,"... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2021-02-03 22:50:53 UTC ]
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Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions

The Toronto Star is testing the ebook market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form jour ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble relabels PubIt! as Nook Press, adds web-based publishing tool

Barnes & Noble's PubIt! self-publishing conduit has been active for well over two years, but you'd be forgiven for overlooking it with that somewhat forgettable (if very emphatic) name. The company might just know what you're thinking, as it's giving the service a considerably more memorable... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online translation tools changing lives

You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL Rolls Out Its Supply-Side Platform

Google and Adobe have garnered their share of attention as they assemble their end-to-end advertising technology stacks to span the buying and selling of online ad inventory. But AOL has also, albeit relatively quietly, been lining up its own ad tech stack through AOL Networks (formerly the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horrible Histories 'to end'

Terry Deary's long-running Horrible Histories children's books series is coming to an end... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horrible Histories books to end

Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary, says his book series has "naturally come to an end" after 20 years of writing the popular children's books. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Access 'may hit history'

Richard Fisher, m.d. of academic publishing for Cambridge University Press, has warned that Open... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarter of adults 'have barely read a book in past six months'

A quarter of UK adults—more than 12 million people—have only picked up a book to read... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hammer commissions Woman in Black update

Hammer Books is to publish another Woman in Black ghost story, based on an idea by the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amanda McKittrick Ros, the Worst Novelist in History

This is an excerpt from Mark O’Connell’s Epic Fail, an original ebook published by The Millions. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool UP buys Exeter's history lists

Liverpool University Press is to acquire University of Exeter Press' medieval studies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEA Tabs Black Lawrence Press Writers

Ten-year-old Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of Dzanc Books, had its editorial approach to publishing contemporary literature and creative nonfiction affirmed last month when the National Endowment of the Arts chose three of its authors to receive 2013 Literature Fellowships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Creativity Takes A Wrong Turn: Lousy Book Covers

Aptly titled new Tumblr "Lousy Book Covers" collects the delightfully dubious achievements in jacket design. The book Spending Christmas With a Yeti is already at a marketplace disadvantage, what with that title, but then there’s the book cover. Oh boy, where to start. The real-life... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Works sees 'highest ever' monthly sales figure

The Works achieved its “highest ever” monthly sales figure in December 2012 as it saw... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touch Publishing Platform Onswipe Now Reaching 10M Monthly Active Users On iOS

Onswipe, a startup that helps publishers build websites optimized for iPads and other touchscreen devices, is closing out what sounds like a big year. Content published through the Onswipe platform reached 44 million unique visitors over the course o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angela Carter wins James Tait Black Best of the Best

Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus has won the Best of the Best James Tait Black Prize,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers join in Black Friday offers

Publishers have joined retailers for the first time in offering customers up to 50% off books as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, Library Borrowers Really Do Buy Books: 3.2 a Month

OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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